All right, so I finally saw Man of Steel last night… and I actually think it’s pretty damn good. More on that at another time. The point is, I wouldn’t be too surprised to see Blu-ray pre-orders for the film go live on Amazon in the next couple weeks, so be sure to watch for them.

Meanwhile, BD, BD3D and DVD pre-orders for Paramount’s Iron Man 3are now live on Amazon. There are no official details or cover artwork yet, but they’re definitely up for pre-order so click on the links provided if you’d care to do so.

And for you Lord of the Rings fans, here’s something interesting: The MPAA has officially given The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Extended Edition a rating of PG-13 for fantasy violence “and brief nudity.” There’s no official word on a street date or other details, but you can bet we’ll learn more at Comic-Con in San Diego next month. If Warner followed New Line’s past Extended Edition release habits, you can likely expect the title to street on 11/12 or 11/19, as the EEs of Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers both came out in mid-November (the Return of the King: EE was released on 12/14, but it’s unlikely Warner will want to wait that long as The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug arrives in theaters on 12/13). Possible new scenes that you’ll find in the longer version include those being discussed here at The One Ring.net, and obviously you can expect more in-depth behind the scenes documentaries from producer Michael Pellerin (an excerpt of which were available in the form of the A Hobbit’s Tale: Part I – The Journey Begins featurette on the Best Buy-exclusive 2D Blu-ray version released back in March).

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